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Offline brewinhard

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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #15 on: May 30, 2015, 05:51:12 am »
Much easier for me to use potassium metabisulfite powder at 35mg / gallon than to mess with breaking up Campden tablets.  Weigh out the exact amount for every 5 gallon bucket that way.  Costs less also.

+1.  That is exactly what I do.  Much easier and I use only what I need for my measured water amounts.  One small container will last years of hardcore brewing. No fuss, no muss.

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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #16 on: May 30, 2015, 08:15:09 am »
Well to jump into the anal dialogue....I just crush up a whole tablet and add it to my mash water

My beer tastes great :)
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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2015, 11:29:00 am »
that's what I do.
I was just wondering if I was doing something unhealthy.

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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2015, 11:36:59 am »
I usually brew with RO water nowadays so I don't usually use one. Otherwise I just crush it and eyeball halfish and add to my mash and space waters.... Or I just add a while one to each... I can be lazy lol.
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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2015, 02:50:21 pm »
I usually brew with RO water nowadays so I don't usually use one. Otherwise I just crush it and eyeball halfish and add to my mash and space waters.... Or I just add a while one to each... I can be lazy lol.

I'm assuming you are using 'space' water so that your beers are out of this world!
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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2015, 07:07:49 pm »
I'm assuming you are using 'space' water so that your beers are out of this world!
I'll be disappointed if space water isn't part of your NHC presentation now, Martin. ;)

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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2015, 04:02:41 pm »
Space water is the secret ingredient for award winning homebrew.
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Re: whole campden tablet
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2015, 04:07:17 pm »
Space water is the secret ingredient for award winning homebrew.

I'm sold. Think I'll see if the LHBS has any. Probably dispensed out of a cool looking machine. ;D
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